Unlike the eyes, we can’t close our noses. We breathe 24,000 times a day immersed in smells, but only paying occasional attention. Smellwalking – walking ‘nose-first’ – proposes a new knowledge of place – what can we learn about Whitstable from the way it smells? Leave your assumptions and embarrassment at home – this sniffing activity is always surprising and attracts curiosity from onlookers!

Led by Kate McLean, artist, designer and smellscape mapper, currently Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at Canterbury Christ Church University.